Results of a meeting yesterday between Abercrombie & Fitch executives and activists
concerned about the self-image of America’s young people are to be announced today.

Abercrombie officials invited the activists to the teen retailer’s headquarters last week, after
online anger grew over comments CEO Michael S. Jeffries made in 2006 that resurfaced. He was
addressing why the company does not make women’s clothing in any size above “large.”

A planned protest was canceled after the meeting was arranged between A&F and critics. Last
week, a spokesman for one of the groups said he expected a program fostering teen self-esteem to
emerge.

Activists at the meeting included Lynn Grefe, president and CEO of the National Eating Disorders
Association, eating-disorder experts Dr. Michael Levine and Dr. Sarah Murnen, Darryl Roberts of
America the Beautiful, and teen activists Benjamin O’Keefe and Cali Lindstrom.